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Although the Triumph Tiger 800 and Triumph Tiger 1200 models are doing well in the market, the British brand from Hinckley doesn’t seem ready to kill the Triumph Tiger 1050, and has instead revised the model for the 2013 model year. Adding 10hp to the three-cylinder motor (123 hp & 76.7 lbs•ft of torque at the crank now), the renamed Triumph Tiger Sport features a new single-sided swingarm, a slimmer subframe, a revised suspension and geometry, along with redesigned fairings and wheels. With the Triumph Tiger Sport being a decidedly a sport-touring model with 17″ wheels, it should steer clear of its 800cc and 1200cc brethern in their more “adventure” uses.
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Normally when we talk about Husqvarna’s sales, it is about how the German-owned, Italian-run, Swedish-in-name-only brand is slowly collapsing in on itself like a dying star. Not so in 2012 though, as Husqvarna sales to dealers were up a solid 15.7% (10,751 units) over the 2011 figures (9,286 units). With numbers that sounds almost too good to be true, a closer examination of Husqvarna’s sales figures sheds some interesting facts. Without the introduction of the new models and the new on-road segment, Husqvarna’s 2012 sales would actually have been another disappointing posting. Clearly, Husqvarna’s new model strategy is helping move more units, but the company has yet to turnaround its shrinking off-road market.